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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
  Lord Of The Rings: Helm Of The Witchking
I saw some interesting tutorials on making props and costumes with hot glue and cardboard so I decided to try it out. The Witchking Helm has been on my build list for a long time and its simple shapes seemed doable in cardboard.



I used wooden dowels sharpened on the belt sander to make the spikes.



To get a rough forged texture, I coated the cardboard with Bondo filler.



I sanded the surface mostly smooth, leaving voids exposed to simulate corrosion or damage.



I glued on the spikes with a dollop of hot glue.



I used epoxy putty to make the base of the spikes, texturing the putty with coarse sandpaper.



I painted a base coat of black over the entire helm.



I used an iron based paint, leaving black exposed in the recessed areas.



I went over the helm with a wash of black to accent the recessed areas more.



A final drybrushed coat of silver pulls it all together. Edges are hit with a highlight of silver to simulate scuffed metal.



The final helmet modeled on my head casting. I made a black hood to be worn under it hide my face. Visibility is not too bad.



Detail view.



Detail view.



Side view.



Back view.

 
Comments:
Wow, this is really awesome. If you wouldn't have said it i would never have believed it was made of cardboard and what not. Spectacular replica.
 
us when people talk about making stuff from cardboard and hotglue, its just cardboard, hot glue and paint, thats what makes the cardboard projects even cooler
 
Amazing ... doesn't cover it.
 
Brilliant! Thanks for the inspiration, especially about the bondo over the cardboard. Love this blog!
 
Can you post the link to the cardboard turorials??
 
Indeed I can. My inspiration was the very talented young prop maker Featherweight. Check out his amazing works HERE

A few cardboard tutorials:

KATANA

HELMET

He also sells books on his techniques that would be well worth the investment! Prepare yourself to be impressed!
 
As yes Mr. featherweight . I've seen his work on cosplay.com . He is a wizard with cardboard. I was actually going to order his book as a Christmas present to myself. But I'm also waiting on a blindsquirrel book. :) . Can we expect one sometime in the future maybe? I also love his Fong I'm a huge fan of Reboot.

Thanks for sharing.
 
This is amazing. I was wondering why you used bondo?
 
I thought that the rough application of the Bondo would give the corroded metal look that I wanted. Of course, there's other things that you could use.
 
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